Adolescent Literacy and the Teaching of Reading

Deborah Appleman

• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Year: 2010
• ISBN:
  9780814101490
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Teaching Languages

Reading is interpreting; interpreting is reading, which is why it's more crucial than ever to ensure that our students are able to make meaning as they read. But do we know how to integrate best practices in reading instruction into our classrooms? In Adolescent Literacy and the Teaching of Reading: Lessons for Teachers of Literature, Deborah Appleman dismantles the traditional divide between secondary teachers of literature and teachers of reading and offers a variety of practical ways to teach reading within the context of literature classrooms. As part of NCTE's Principles in Practice imprint, the book draws on research-based understandings emerging from Adolescent Literacy: An NCTE Policy Research Brief, woven together with practical lessons that will enrich the reading experiences of all students. Using real-world examples from diverse secondary classrooms, Appleman helps literature teachers find answers to the questions they have about teaching reading: How can I help students negotiate the complex texts that they will encounter both in and out of the classroom? What are the best ways to engage whole classes in a variety of texts, both literary and nonliterary? What does it mean to be a struggling reader and how can I support these students? How can I inspire and motivate the male readers in my classes?

Table of contents

• Adolescent Literacy: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: English Teacher or Reading Teacher? A Wake-Up Call
• Chapter 2: What We Know about Adolescent Reading and What Literature Teachers Need to Know
• Chapter 3: What Is a Text? Real-World Literacy and Reading Instruction
• Chapter 4: Teaching Reading and Teaching Literature
• Chapter 5: To Read or Not to Read: Rethinking the “Struggling Reader” in the Literature Classroom
• Chapter 6: The Gender of Reading in the Literature Classroom
• Chapter 7: Reading Assessment in the Literature Classroom: Reclaiming the Agenda
• Chapter 8: Reaching Outward: From Adolescent to Adult Literacy
• Chapter 9: Reading, Adolescents, and Literature: The Crisis in Context
• Annotated Bibliography
• Works Cited
• Index
• Author